This is for the quiz tomorrow...
Atlantic Canada in the Global Community – Culture
Culture is who and what we are.
There are 5 aspects of culture:
1) Physical environment – the land, the water, and the structures
2) History – origins, immigration, ancestry
3) Social life – interactions with others
4) Economic – employment, spending habits
5) Political – how the society is organized
Culture is divided into 2 categories:
1. Material culture refers to the physical objects,
resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture.
These include homes, neighborhoods, cities, schools, churches,
synagogues, temples, mosques, offices, factories and plants,
tools, means of production, goods and products, stores, and so on.
2. Non-material culture refers to the nonphysical ideas that people
have about their culture, including beliefs, values, rules, norms,
morals, language, organizations, and institutions.
Some elements of culture are:
Recreation Transportation Medicine
Art Beliefs about good and evil Calendars
Community organizations Cooking Co-operative work
Education Folklore Government
Hairstyles Hospitality Housing
Jokes Kinship groups Language
Law Marriage Mealtimes
Music Numbers and Letters Personal names
Religion Sports Tool making
Trade Visiting Fashion
